Family Devotion -- What does Love look like in a family?

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(The family devotion is a simple 5 minute devotion for parents and small children)


Today's family devotion takes a look at what 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says it means to love each other as members of a family.  How should we treat each other, and how should we feel about one another?  And with our memory verse being 1 John 4:16, how does God treat us and feel about us as heavenly Father of our family?



Memory Verse  "... God is Love ... "  1 John 4:16


1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT) says "Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance."

One of the most important parts of being a family is loving one another.  What does that look like? Let's see what the verse says.  If we love each other, we...
  •  are patient with each other.  We don't get annoyed or anxious when one of us is going too slow or causing problems.  
  • are kind to each other, so we will be gentle and caring.
  • don't get upset when someone else gets something we want or gets treated in a special way
  • don't brag when we win a game or have success
  • don't act puffed up or look down on each other
  • don't get grumpy with each other
  • don't keep a list of all the things someone has done wrong
  • always tell the truth
  • never give up on each other
  • never lose confidence in each other
  • always see the best in each other
  • stick with each other no matter what
That's what this verse says it means to love.  That's how we should love the members of our family!  There is a very important thing we can learn when we look back at our memory verse.  It says that God is love!  This means that when God is the heavenly father of our family, he...
  • Is patient with us.  He's slow to anger and quick to show mercy
  • Is kind, gentle, and caring
  • Gives us freedom to make decisions
  • Treats us as important, even though he is so much bigger than we are
  • Forgets our sin when we repent in faith
  • Always tells us the truth
  • Never gives up on us
  • Never loses faith
  • Sees the best in us
  • Is with us through thick and thin

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